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Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)

Stereotypic behaviour is correlated to stress in wild animals in captivity. When wild animals are exposed to stress repeatedly, they may experience a chronic elevation of glucocorticoids (G.C.s), especially for captive sun bears. This study aimed to investigate the stress in captive sun bears by ana...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati, Chor-Wai, Lo, Jasnie, Farnidah, Norma-Rashid, Y., Ramli, R.
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Published: Institute of Physics 2022
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QH301 Biology
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spelling my.um.eprints.434262025-02-12T07:20:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43426/ Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus) Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati Chor-Wai, Lo Jasnie, Farnidah Norma-Rashid, Y. Ramli, R. QH301 Biology Stereotypic behaviour is correlated to stress in wild animals in captivity. When wild animals are exposed to stress repeatedly, they may experience a chronic elevation of glucocorticoids (G.C.s), especially for captive sun bears. This study aimed to investigate the stress in captive sun bears by analysing the cortisol level using Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite (FGM) analysis before and after introducing environmental enrichments. 57 samples of faecal captive sun bears were collected from four selected study sites around Malaysia. The behavioural data were collected with an instantaneous sampling method. While for FGM analysis, glucocorticoids were analysed using enzyme immunoassays. As predicted, the stereotypic behaviour increased in pre and post enrichment and decreased during the enrichment period. For FGM analysis, the cortisol level was high in pre-enrichment and low in the enrichment period. In conclusion, the outcome of this study indicated that environmental enrichment might help reduce chronically elevated cortisol concentrations that are generally associated with distress in mammals. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Institute of Physics 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati and Chor-Wai, Lo and Jasnie, Farnidah and Norma-Rashid, Y. and Ramli, R. (2022) Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus). In: 1st International Conference on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development 2021, iBioSDG 2021, 23-24 November 2021, Virtual, Online. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130238158&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1019%2f1%2f012016&partnerID=40&md5=46b773ef45b9f9a278428a015a81be7c
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topic QH301 Biology
spellingShingle QH301 Biology
Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati
Chor-Wai, Lo
Jasnie, Farnidah
Norma-Rashid, Y.
Ramli, R.
Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
description Stereotypic behaviour is correlated to stress in wild animals in captivity. When wild animals are exposed to stress repeatedly, they may experience a chronic elevation of glucocorticoids (G.C.s), especially for captive sun bears. This study aimed to investigate the stress in captive sun bears by analysing the cortisol level using Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite (FGM) analysis before and after introducing environmental enrichments. 57 samples of faecal captive sun bears were collected from four selected study sites around Malaysia. The behavioural data were collected with an instantaneous sampling method. While for FGM analysis, glucocorticoids were analysed using enzyme immunoassays. As predicted, the stereotypic behaviour increased in pre and post enrichment and decreased during the enrichment period. For FGM analysis, the cortisol level was high in pre-enrichment and low in the enrichment period. In conclusion, the outcome of this study indicated that environmental enrichment might help reduce chronically elevated cortisol concentrations that are generally associated with distress in mammals. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati
Chor-Wai, Lo
Jasnie, Farnidah
Norma-Rashid, Y.
Ramli, R.
author_facet Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati
Chor-Wai, Lo
Jasnie, Farnidah
Norma-Rashid, Y.
Ramli, R.
author_sort Abdul-Mawah, Siti Sarayati
title Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
title_short Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
title_full Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
title_fullStr Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
title_full_unstemmed Effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( Helarctus malayanus)
title_sort effects of environmental enrichment on behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels in captive sun bear ( helarctus malayanus)
publisher Institute of Physics
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/43426/
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